Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has familial aggregation in African
Americans (AAs), but little is known about the molecular genetic susceptibility. Mapping …

OBJECTIVES: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)—Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative
colitis (UC)—are chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders with a complex genetic …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis result from an inappropriate response of the mucosal
immune system to the normal enteric flora in a genetically susceptible individual. During the …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, has
multifactorial aetiology with complex interactions between genetic and environmental …

The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) is still unknown, but
the importance of genetic susceptibility has been clearly shown by epidemiological data …

OBJECTIVES: Estimates of familial risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's
disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC) are needed for counseling of patients and could be …

Pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by distinct phenotypic
differences compared to adult-onset IBD. This raises the question whether early (pediatric) …

Inflammatory bowel disease mainly consisting of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease has
been rising gradually during the last two decades in China. In this review article, we provide …

Background & Aims The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ulcerative colitis (UC) and
Crohn's disease (CD) cause significant morbidity and are increasing in prevalence among …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are becoming more common in
Asia, but epidemiologic data are lacking. The Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology …